Landlubber

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
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  • n. Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.
  • n. a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A person who, from want of experience, is awkward or lubberly on board ship; a raw seaman; any one unused to the sea: a term of reproach or ridicule among sailors.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
  • n. a person who lives and works on land
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